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Published 14:14 7 Nov 2020 GMT
Updated 14:20 7 Nov 2020 GMT
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United were leading 2-1, after trailing to a Bernard strike, and attempting to add to their tally when a free was curled in to the back post.
Pickford failed to make a clean catch and United defender Harry Maguire was on hand to pounce on the dropped ball. Pickford, in a desperate attempt to put Maguire off, hooked a kick that struck Maguire in the midriff.
Everton defender Michael Keane also crashed into Maguire as his effort looped up and over the bar. Maguire fell to the turf but referee Michael Oliver did not blow his whistle (the clip can be seen here).
There was a VAR check on the incident but they did not intervene with a penalty call or any indication of dangerous play.
Over on BT Sport, commentator Robbie Savage could not believe his eyes while former Premier League referee Peter Walton, back in the BT studio, felt the Pickford and Keane challenge should have seen United awarded a penalty.
"Harry Maguire gets cleaned out again," said Savage. "That's a foul!"Needless to say, the incident sparked lots of opinions, with some pointing out that Maguire had laid an arm on his England teammate before the drop. https://twitter.com/JonathanShrager/status/1325077136353468418 https://twitter.com/BarryMurphyPT/status/1325077815423889412 https://twitter.com/RIrwin08/status/1325076119809306627 https://twitter.com/AlexGEGarner/status/1325076641324916737 https://twitter.com/Dave_Walker18/status/1325076627160764418 Down the other end of the pitch, moments after, Maguire was lucky to avoid caution for a sliding tackle in the box when play was called back for an offside call.
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